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Five-O, n. slang (orig. U.S.).
Brit. |ˈfʌɪvˌəʊ|, U.S. |ˈfaɪvˌoʊ|
Forms: 19– Five-O, 19– five-oh
[‹ the name of Hawaii Five-O (1968–80), a U.S. television series about a police investigative unit of the same name.]
A police officer or detective; (usu. with the) the police.
1983N.Y. Times 29 Aug. b2/2 A ‘Five-O’ refers to a uniformed police officer. 1984M. A. Jarman That's how Strong my Love Is in Dancing nightly in Tavern 26 A black police van slows. ‘The heat.’ Staring. ‘Five-oh.’ ‘Cheese it, the cops!’ jokes one and they all laugh. 1989S. Citrin Product of Environment (song) in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 333 Went up to the arcade, cranked the bass And then the five-oh chased us from the place. 1993N.Y. Times 13 Apr. a1/3 Then we got back here and the Five-O's came to my apartment, and I had to jump out the side window on the second floor. 2004Snoop Aug.–Sept. 42/2 Muslims..are now the most likely victims of stop and search with a full beard being like a red rag to a bull for the Five-O to go Rambo on ya. |